Reminding The Status Of Monkeypox As A Global Health Emergency, The Health Office Asks Residents To Prevent It With A Healthy Lifestyle

Illustration of monkey pox. (Antaranews)

NTB - The Mataram City Health Office (Dinkes) invites the public to be aware of monkeypox or monkeypox even though the cases have not been confirmed in their area.

The head of the Mataram City Service, Usman Hadi, said that the community can implement a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS) as a prevention effort.

"One of them is by maintaining PHBS and implementing health protocols by using masks, diligently washing hands, and maintaining cleanliness is considered important," he said in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Wednesday, July 27.

Usman reminded that the World Health Organization or WHO has declared monkeypox as a global health emergency. Until now, monkeypox outbreaks have been found in 70 countries.

Efforts are made for prevention other than PHBS, he continued, with the active role of families or parents monitoring the health of children as prevention efforts.

"This means that when children have symptoms of health problems, parents must immediately take them to a health facility, be it a health center or a hospital," he said, citing Antara.

Head of the Mataram City Communications and Information Office (Diskominfo) I Nyoman Swandiasa previously also appealed to the public not to panic about the various types of new viruses that are currently widely transmitted from pets, because the virus has not yet entered this area.

"Monkey smallpox, which is transmitted from monkeys, has not yet been found in our area. So don't panic, but stay alert," he added.

Swandiasa said, after the case of the COVID-19 virus decreased, various types of viruses emerged, including hepatitis which attacks children aged 6 years and under.

"But we hope that the public in this case will not panic, because the viruses have not been found in our area. Except for the mouth and nail disease virus (PMK), which is currently being monitored for maximum," he said.

According to him, based on information from microbiologists in a media panel activity, he stated that the key to preventing various types of viruses is implementing PHBS.

In addition, vaccinate or take supplements to increase endurance. "We will easily catch the virus if our immune system is weak," he concluded.